Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece because Eiichiro Oda does.
One Piece: Child of The Revolution
Chapter 1: Enies Lobby Conscience
Enies Lobby is the judicial island near Water 7; the gateway to the World Government behind the Gates of Justice. Marines surrounded the island carrying out their orders on the Buster Call. The Buster Call is an inhuman clean up formation which several ships lead by Vice Admirals fire ballistic cannons at the island. By turning the island into flames, Enies Lobby is now…..hell.
"Gumu Gumu Jet Pistol!" Luffy shouted out one of his trademark moves. The speed of the enchanted Gumu Gumu Pistol was that of the Gear 2 transformation. Little is known to how Luffy master the Gear transformation. Rarely his crewmates learn anything on whether Luffy trains to gain this powerful, but the cause of fighting Admiral Aokiji days ago lead Luffy to learn the Gear transformation.
The man Luffy fighting is one of the CP9 and the World Government's best assassin, Rob Lucci. Previously, Rob Lucci disguise himself as a mute worker from Gallery La Company in order for his mission to obtain the blue prints of a secret weapon. Robin was missing when Luffy first met Rob Lucci.
"Suro!" Rob Lucci dashed away from Luffy's move predicting the sloppiness of Luffy's attacks.
Luffy getting worn out after the impact from Lucci's Rokuougan.
"Rokuougan!" Lucci's technique echoed sending more impact on Luffy's bruised abdomen. Small blood choked out of Luffy's mouth. Loud as the Straw Hat is, he's feeling unimaginable pain from the limit in the gear transformation state.
Luffy struggle to regain consciousness. He's just a kid and why did he put himself up to this solution? His dream, his will, and to be The Pirate King. Was all this has been asinine? Two steps walking half dead in the ruined first tower; Luffy walked as if heaven is next door. Yet, he's an idiot to know if he's dead, he'll go to heaven. That been proven wrong accurately.
"LUFFY!"
Luffy can hear Usopp's voice screaming in resentment. He doesn't want Luffy to lose. Luffy can't lose to a guy who is the master of 6 forms Rokushinki. Not to mention Nero's 4 forms which is absurd.
The last thing in Luffy's mind before he's about to fall is those words he spoke out to Robin. It may seem weird, but that was the first time he and Robin talked as serious adults. Robin wants to live. Luffy entire life before he met Shanks flashed in his mind. Is his will to live is just as desperate as Robin's?
"Shanks…Ace….Nami…Usopp…Zoro…Choppy….Sanji…Grandpa…Vivi…" Luffy thought as he glance. He can hear foul mouths from the marines when they're observing the fight. Rob's taunting and lectured about Robin having no chance of escaping from her crimes and that she will still be a burden to the Straw Hat Pirates.
Gear two is still activate as the rubber boy stopped moving and finally recover from nearly giving up the last amount of strength he has to make his final move. This is it, the move he has as a trump card in Gear 2 state. He remembers the moment when he defeated Crocodile. Boy, it's been a while that bastard felt for it. Now it's time Rob Lucci gets the same taste of that will he imitated Crocodile.
"….." Lucci stood in shock. The Straw Hat just took two Rokuougan and is still not admitting defeat. Lucci mind screamed the irritation of how the hell is this kid.
Luffy prepares his own dash, quickly storming towards Lucci in full of fury. Luffy eye's scorn at Lucci. He thinks about the moment with Usopp when they fought for the fate of Going Merry, the sorrow of Robin's defection, Franky's past, Nami's thoughts on Robin's motivation of leaving the crew, Blueno, Admiral Akiji and Robin's resolve after those words.
"Gum Gum…." Several of Luffy's punches split as the power of the Gum Gum Fruit and Gear Spirit emerges. The increase of the speed is incredibly unparallel. Lucci could not use Soru, but he'll try his ultimate defense.
"Tekkai!" Before Lucci's Iron Mass is intact, Luffy's fist touched Lucci's chest half a second before the move is executed. Lucci felt the punch isn't so hard when the Iron Mass activates, but when more punches are thrown the temperature started to raise.
"JET…" Luffy shoots his fists faster and faster.
"What…" Lucci reaction to the increase of heat affects the punches coming through his Iron Mass put last words in his mind about his opponent's incredible will to use full power of this finally move.
"GATLING!!" LUFFY finished. Full powered Gatling gun on Gear 2 rocked the whole tower.
The walls behind Lucci pulled him off from the fury of Jet Gatling. The harder those punches increase, the more pain Lucci feels echoed from the Tower sending him slowly to the ship next to the Tower. The whole group in the Bridge of hesitation stop as the entire Straw Hat pirates crew look to where Luffy fought.
Marines just stare at the lifeless body of Rob Lucci. It's unbelievable the greatest assassin is defeated by a mere pirate no less. Luffy is satisfied of the outcome, but he felt on the flood muttering incoherently. Why didn't he just die and let it be over with? Is this another one of his Grandfather's obstacles he must overcome? His past is still not clear. Recapping where Robin been, Luffy wonders if this is exactly what it's like to be used? He can hear loud voice chanting his name. He didn't hear it so he close his eyes hoping this is where the Legend of Monkey D. Luffy ends or so he thought.
At the Galley La Company house…
"Luffy!" Garp socked Luffy with the Fist of Love.
"Ouch! It hurts..it hurts!" Luffy woke up rudely by his only blood he knew.
"This is not the time to be sleeping off when I'm scolding you!" Garp scolded.
"Duh! I'm tired of your lectures!" Luffy urged.
"Now you listen here, Luffy! Declaring war against the World Government! Do you know what you're asking, boy?!" Garp said. He let go of his grandchild and sighed.
Nami, Chopper, and Sanji just stare at the siblings thinking that the two really act alike. The Monkey D.'s are an idiotic family, yet so famous for causing trouble. Could be the proof of bad parenting from Nami's sarcasm.
"It runs in the family they say," Zoro said as he took a slip of drink.
"I already told you for the last time that I do not want to be a marine! White cloths and dorky statues. Where's the fun in being a Marine?!" Luffy denied.
Suddenly, Coby tried to speak out in his mind, but Garp glare at the amateur Sergeant. Not a single word from Coby will resent the Grandfather's persuasion to enlist Luffy to the Marines. The rubber guy already declared war on the World Government at his own will and there's no turning back. Being a Marine will make him the laughing stock in the entire world of Pirates.
"Damn it boy, I raised you with Ace accompanying all your trials," Garp said.
"You've raised me? Hahah, not as much as I raised myself inspired by Shanks," Luffy waved his hand on his Grandfather jeering him.
"You don't even know what type of level Red Hair Shanks is. He's deceiving you, Luffy…" Garp shook his head disappointed.
"As you are deceiving me, Grandpa…" Luffy coldly scuffed.
"Watch your mouth!" Garp scolded again.
"Hey, Nami-shaw don't you think Luffy would look good on Marine outfit?" Sanji whispered.
"They look too generic on him," Nami shrugged.
Robin mutter to herself after hearing Garp's conversation. Luffy was raised to become a Marine, but refused all his life while training with Ace. She wonders what's Luffy's connection with Shanks.
"By the way, Luffy. You met your father at Loguetown," Garp grinned. The word "father" leaves Luffy in a state of confusion.
"I have a father? No way!" Luffy thought.
"Luffy's father?" Nami, Chopper, and Sanji shocked in unison.
"But, I was born as an adopted kid… I wouldn't want to be raised by Grandpa after what he done…" Luffy face grimace in silence.
Robin carefully study the guess mate of Luffy's birth and his parents. The theory holds relevant to what's been happening in her side of the story. Her face grunted while thinking about the past 20 years living the life of corruption and abundance by the World Government.
"He was there at Loguetown the moment you made a ruckus towards the crowd," Garp said. He prepares to fix the wall he broke through earlier with his troops as he continue the conversation.
"Who is my father?" Luffy demanded.
After a few knocks on the wall with the hammer, he slowly stop and turns to the Straw Hat crew on staring eyes.
"Your father is…..Monkey D. Dragon," Monkey D. Garp answered.
The whole crowd are in an amazement and shouted Dragon. The Revolutionary Dragon himself who is fighting a civil war against the World Government.
Luffy look dumbfounded by everyone's expression except Robin. Do they all know his father? Why not, ask anyone who Monkey D. Dragon is.
"Who is Dragon?" Luffy curiously asked. Although, it's a stupid question to everyone except Robin.
"Idiot, you don't know who Dragon is!?" Zoro exclaimed.
Outside, Usopp is at the same reaction upon hearing Luffy's father's name.
"Luffy's father really is the Revolutionary Dragon? That's odd," Usopp rubbed his chin puzzled.
Then Luffy turns to look at Robin for answers. She's the historian nuff said. Although, Luffy never been told about his father so it's logical for him to know about his old man. Then again, the words Robin said back at Enies Lobby continue to come up in his 12 year old mind, amazed that he could remember.
"How shall I explain this..." Robin carefully say it simply as she continue, "Pirates wouldn't usually try by themselves to disrupt the government or marines. But there is currently a power that is trying to directly oppose the World Government. That would be The Revolutionary Army and the man at it center would be Dragon."
Luffy eyes gazed as Robin's calculate about several countries encouraging to rebel their monarchs and that the World Government label him as the most dangerous criminal through out the world. Luffy, realizing his father is on the same objective declaring war against the World Government, he choked and stare down the floor whispering that this has to be some kind of made up story about a guy Luffy never knew. It's his father and what the hell just happened between his father and the World Government before he was born?
"He's an outrageous man!" Nami added.
Franky just stood there with the same shocking expression. The guy that is going to be the King of Pirates is the son of the most dangerous man in the world. Suddenly, the quietness in the room dominates and after a few minutes, Garp break up the silence.
"Never mind what I said before," Garp shrugged with a silly smile.
Seriously, this is the most shocking news Luffy learned. The Revolutionary Dragon is at war against the World Government and where does that bring Luffy in the picture? Was everything Luffy did those 10 years was to prepare for this? And why didn't his Grandfather nor Ace and the entire village he was raised from didn't tell him the truth?
It's unclear whether the moment Robin's past on the incident at Ohara made his father defect? Is there some connection behind the conspiracy of his father and the World Government? Why didn't Garp not join his father? What about Shanks and Ace?
Everyone except Luffy and Robin just stare at Garp all in pale white. This is going to be a long day with answers and questions filled. Robin is still thinking the same analogy behind the conspiracy, but those 20 years, she was just switching from one place to another. Had she met the legendary Dragon before?
"The moment I went to Enies Lobby and that time I fought Crocodile; Did all this fighting influence my father's motivation?" Luffy thought.
Hours after that…
Coby and Garp left leaving Luffy on the table thinking about his father. It's confusing and exciting to learn about his father, but the chances of finding him is slim. It's a long…long way back to the East Blue so the only way to find his father is to the current direction when they got here in Water 7.
"Hey Luffy, are you alright?" Nami sat down on the chair and look in front of her nakama. It all started with a thief he met at Alverda's ship. Time goes by since he free her from Arlong. Nami and Luffy have been very close, but there are times Luffy wonder how she takes the news about his father.
"I'm really not sure about myself, Nami. I need moment outside alone…really…" Luffy stood up and walk outside. This just made his day….
Nami looked worried, but thinking about how she gone through compare to Luffy, this is something Luffy and only Monkey D. Luffy should settle this matter alone. The boy who dreamed to be the Pirate King is just a decoy that caters his father's ambition.
To be continued.